Abandoned and flooded quarry south of K39 (Stanton Fm., Wilson Co., KS) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Wilson County, Kansas (37.7° N, 95.6° W: paleocoordinates 4.0° S, 29.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Eudora Shale Member (Stanton Formation), Missourian (306.0 - 303.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. M. Malinky and P. H. Heckel. 1998. Paleoecology and taphonomy of faunal assemblages in gray "core" (offshore) shales in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems. Palaios 13(4):311-334 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 167: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 20.11.1998

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp.
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris sp.
Phricodothyris sp. George 1932
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp.
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.
Composita sp. Brown 1849
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp.
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
 Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Tabulipora sp.
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp., Modiolus sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
originally entered as "Modiolis sp."
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp.
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail